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Augusta Creek Headwaters and 300 Acres Protected by Smith Family Landscapes www.SWMLC.org Winter 2014-2015 Vol. 22, No. 2 Augusta Creek Headwaters and 300 Acres Protected by Smith Family A sandhill crane’s-eye view of the Smith property provides views of Little Gilkey Lake stretching north to Shallow Gilkey Lake, now permanently protected with a conservation easement. Quadcopter photo by Nate Fuller. unlight sparkles on the dew-covered spider webs as Lynn including a beaver dam on Augusta Creek. All these activities Steil’s paddle dips into the still waters of Little Gilkey are parts of the baseline documentation process being carried Lake. These webs, like the web of life, tie the reeds along out by volunteers and staff at Karl and Dana Smith’s unique and Sthe bank together, dancing and bobbing as the kayak slips past. beautiful 300-acre conservation easement in Barry County. Meanwhile, Becky Csia and Cheryl Lyon-Jenness carefully Karl and Dana grew up nearby and, at one time, their and accurately compile lists of species living and growing in parents Harold and Albertina Smith and Roswell and Ruth Van the early morning light. And Emily Wilke and I, armed with Deusen had the largest land holdings in Barry Township. Dana camera and GPS, record easement boundaries and landmarks, (continued on next page) Mission, Vision, p. 2 • Matching Grant for Endangered Species Recovery, p. 4 • Rethinking the Future of Jones SGA, pp. 5-7 Reviving the Kalamazoo River, pp. 8-9 • Pilgrim Haven: Restoration and Recreation, pp. 10-11 • Nature Preserves with Parking and Trails, pp. 12-13 • Preserve Restoration Hits a “New Low,” pp. 14-15 • Oak Savanna Restoration, pp. 16-17 Upcoming Workdays, p. 18 • Improving Public Use of our Preserves, p. 19 • Stewardship Highlights, p. 19 Thank You, pp. 20-21 • Meet Cindy and Miko, p. 22 • Executive Director’s Report, p. 23 fondly recalls the adventures and excitement of growing up on and around the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, where her father, Roswell Van Deusen, was the director from 1955 to 1985. Karl has happy memories of the times spent with friends and family at the reunions they still host on the shores of Little Gilkey Lake and says, “The whole family comes to those reunions, and they all tell us how grateful they are that we are preserving “I grew up here, and I have so many happy this property.” He also expresses his memories exploring it as a boy. Seeing it Mission Statement enjoyment of quiet winter afternoons spent next to the wood stove in a small protected is a dream come true for me WMLC conserves ecologically important and scenic cabin with large observation windows Slandscapes that give our region its natural character — overlooking the same lake. and something my parents always wanted now and for generations to come. According to Karl, the property that to see happen.” contains the Smith easement is the second SWMLC seeks to: largest land holding in Barry Township — Karl Smith • Safeguard natural areas, open spaces, and waterways and is the majority of the land passed on through gifts and purchases of land and conservation to Karl and his late brother Roger by their parents. Harold easements; and Albertina were very conservation-minded and purchased • Strategically identify ecologically important areas to portions of the property as they could afford it, gradually protect and steward through conservation planning; accumulating over 300 acres. Karl, Dana, and their two sons • Encourage broad, public participation in conservation David and Andrew feel the same and wish to see the land and through a nonpartisan, nonadversarial approach; lakes protected and kept intact. An MDEQ Nonpoint Source • Provide places where people can recreate, reflect, and Program matching grant designed to conserve highly ranked grow in their knowledge and love of the natural world; and properties for water quality protection was the perfect vehicle • Preserve and restore natural areas so they can sustain to help make that happen. ecological diversity and function. In August 2011, the Four Township Water Resources Council (the steering committee for the grant) and the Vision Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) were awarded a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality WMLC envisions a southwest Michigan that is (MDEQ) Nonpoint Source matching grant to purchase Senvironmentally healthy, economically vibrant, and development rights in the Augusta Creek Watershed, thereby naturally beautiful. protecting the water quality for future generations. In September 2012, the Augusta Creek Advisory Council reached out to several priority landowners in the identified Potential Conservation Areas (PCA) to explain the grant and possible conservation options. Karl and Dana had been looking for realistic conservation opportunities for their land for quite some time and were happy to take part. “The Smith property is a very good candidate for conservation priority,” said Julia Kirkwood, environmental quality analyst at the MDEQ. “It is located at the headwaters of Augusta Creek, which supports a coldwater fishery, and passes through an abundance of wetlands which are in a more or less natural condition or are in the process of recovery from disturbances that occurred many decades ago.” Current concerns associated with stormwater runoff from agricultural fields and pressure from residential development in the upland SWMLC received the National Land Trust Excellence forests and agricultural fields pose the greatest risk to this PCA. Award in 2010 for its pioneering work in conservation. The ugustaA Creek flows south through the Smith Nature Trust Conservation Easement — the name Karl and Dana www.SWMLC.org have chosen for their property donation — and the property encompasses all of Little Gilkey Lake, most of Shallow Gilkey 2 Lake, and some of the Pitchfork Valley and it contains a variety of desirable plants include milfoils, coontail, wetland complex. Few humans access ecological communities. The wetlands pondweed, and duckweed. Shallow Gilkey Lake and Little Gilkey surrounding Little Gilkey and Shallow Inundated shrub swamp occurs on Lake. These more “wild” habitats are Gilkey Lakes and those scattered about the wetlands throughout the easement important for wildlife, including certain the property are comprised of a variety of and is a shrub-dominated community different types: emergent and submergent characterized by nearly continuous marsh, inundated shrub swamp, and inundation or saturation and dominance “I grew up here, and I have so many happy Southern shrub-carr. by buttonbush. Buttonbush is one of memories exploring it as a boy. Seeing it Emergent marsh is a shallow-water the most important native shrubs for wetland containing narrow- and broad- helping to preserve water quality and for protected is a dream come true for me leaved plants, grass-like plants, and enhancing wildlife habitat. Its extensive, floating-leaved herbs, poking up out of fibrous root system pulls nutrients out of and something my parents always wanted the water along the shores of both lakes. water and the water’s edge. Buttonbush to see happen.” Characteristic plants found on the Smith usually grows on banks, partly in water, property include bottlebrush sedge, yellow and does an excellent job of helping to — Karl Smith pond lily, sweet-scented water lily, pickerel reduce erosion. Butterflies and nectar- weed, marsh fern, bulrushes, water willow, feeding insects are attracted to the migrating or nesting waterfowl. The and broad- and narrow-leaved cattails. spherical, white blooms. The shrubs floristic quality of the wetlands associated This community, as well as submergent provide nesting areas for birds, and wood with the lakes is also moderate to high. marsh, provides great habitat for nesting ducks have been observed nesting in the “Buttonbush Swamps” of Karl and Dana’s easement. Southern shrub-carr occurs on the saturated, organic soil in the flat, low-lying areas of the property that are prone to fluctuating water levels and poor drainage conditions. These ecological communities, while dominated by willows and dogwood, have tamaracks mixed in, an indication of a good quality, undisturbed wetland. The woodlands on the Smith property are mostly dry-mesic forest, and as such are a mixture of oak and hickory. Other plants present are enchanter’s nightshade, jewelweed, wild geranium, wool-grass, Indian pipe, and Jack-in-the pulpit. This natural community is typical for Michigan’s glacial outwash and moraines and is home to hawks, Lynn Steil, SWMLC volunteer and former board member, monitored the Smith easement warblers, box turtles, and rattlesnakes. from her kayak. Photo by Emily E. Wilke. This very special place is also a much loved home to Karl, Dana, and The conservation values being protected birds, with sandhill cranes and hooded their family. The Southwest Michigan multiply by proximity to the 40-acre mergansers being observed on the lakes Land Conservancy thanks the Smiths for SWMLC Pitchfork Valley Conservation and wetlands of the easement. their strong conservation values and looks Easement a half-mile to the east. Submergent (underwater) marsh forward to helping them protect their Karl and Dana’s easement is made up vegetation is composed of both rooted unique homestead from development and of approximately one-third open water/ and non-rooted submergent plants, rooted fragmentation. wetlands, one-third oak-hickory forest, floating-leaved plants, and non-rooted — Cindy Mills and one-third former agricultural fields, floating plants. Common submergent 3 SWMLC Receives $180,000 Matching Grant for Endangered Species Recovery he Mitchell’s satyr butterfly is springs for all of our major river systems parcels of land at two sites, consisting one step closer to recovery from in southern Michigan. of 60 acres of land, with suitable fen the brink of extinction. As part Not only are the Mitchell’s satyrs habitat for the Mitchell’s satyr butterfly. Tof an ongoing effort to promote the and Eastern Massasaugas faced with The two sites are the Coldwater recovery of the federally endangered possible extinction, but the habitats Fen Complex in Branch County and Mitchell’s satyr and the threatened they thrive in — prairie fens — are at the Spring Brook Fen Complex in Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake, risk as well.
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